Emergency department in Oliver to undergo 19-hour closure
Interior Health announced the latest closure on Friday afternoon, just after 3 p.m., and that it’s due to limited physician availability.
Health
Mar 1
Unseasonably warm airmass continues to topple B.C. temperature records
Environment Canada reported that 23 records have been toppled as an unseasonably warm airmass continued on Monday.
Weather
Mar 19
38 daily temperature records fell in B.C. on Saturday as warm weather continues
B.C. set dozens of temperature records on Saturday as a warm spell continues. Hope went one step further than setting its own record — at 23.6 C, it was the hottest place in Canada
Weather
Mar 17
Balmy winter Sunday in B.C. topples 38 temperature records
Environment Canada said a ridge of high pressure brought warm temperatures to B.C. this weekend, and well above-normal conditions are forecast to continue this week.
Weather
Mar 18
17 temperature records broken in B.C. on Saturday as cold snap continues
A total of 17 communities across the province recorded their coldest-ever temperatures for Jan. 13, including 10 in the Interior region.
Weather
Jan 14
Temperature records tumble as arctic air chills B.C.
Notably, just across the Yukon border, Watson Lake tied its temperature record for Jan. 12 when the mercury dropped to -49.4 C.
Weather
Jan 12
Price of gas dips below $1.50 a litre in Central Okanagan
As of Tuesday morning, gas was priced at $1.499 a litre in Kelowna, $1.599 in Penticton and $1.549 in Vernon.
Consumer
Dec 19, 2023
Emergency department at hospital in Oliver to reopen on Saturday: Interior Health
“During this time, all other inpatient services will continue as normal at South Okanagan General Hospital,” said Interior Health.
Health
Aug 31, 2023
Intense heat across B.C. melts more than a dozen temperature records
Environment Canada listed the hottest spot in the province Monday as Lillooet, where the temperature reached 40.7 C, breaking a record of 39.1 C set in 2021.
Weather
Aug 15, 2023
‘Habitual criminal’ arrested after foot chase: Kelowna RCMP
According to police, Brendan Latimer, 29, was a wanted man and had been arrested multiple times during the last two years for similar offences.
Crime
Aug 1, 2023
2 backcountry crashes near Nakusp send ATVers to hospital
Near Fauquier, two men drove down an embankment on Monday and hit a tree. The search took hours, with the rescue taking up most of the night.
Canada
Jul 13, 2023
6 temperature records broken Sunday in B.C. amid heat warning
Six temperature records were broken across B.C. Sunday, amid a warning for extreme heat.
Weather
Jul 10, 2023
Earth just had its hottest week ever. Here’s where records were smashed in Canada
The Earth just experienced its hottest week on record, on the heels of a record-setting month in June, and more heat waves and record-breaking days are expected before summer ends.
Canada
Jul 12, 2023
Campfires banned provincewide as lighting triples B.C.’s active wildfires
Hundreds of lightning strikes in many parts of British Columbia almost tripled the number of active wildfires in the province over the weekend.
Fire
Jul 10, 2023
B.C. weather: More daily temperature records tumble
Summer hasn't event started yet, an already a slew of daily temperature records have been broken. The B.C. hot spot Monday was Lytton at 36.4 C, up from the old mark of 36.2 C.
Weather
Jun 13, 2023
Severe thunderstorm warning, watch issued for B.C.’s Southern Interior
The weather alert, issued just before 11 a.m. on Saturday, includes the Okanagan plus parts of the Shuswap, Similkameen, Boundary and South Thompson regions.
Weather
May 20, 2023
B.C. weather: 22 new daily records as heat, sunshine continue
In Lytton, the mercury reached 34.0 C, eclipsing the town’s old mark of 32.2 C, set in 1928. Cache Creek and Ashcroft were right behind at 33.8 C.
Weather
May 20, 2023
More temperature records broken in B.C. as smoky heat wave lingers
As smoky skies and unseasonable heat persist, Environment Canada reported that there were eight temperature records set on Wednesday, along with one tie, across British Columbia.
Weather
May 18, 2023
37 temperature records melt under B.C. heat wave
Towns and cities where the records were broken spanned the province, though the hottest areas were in the Southern Interior where two cities saw heat inch toward 40 C.
Weather
May 16, 2023
B.C. weather: More daily records set before hot weather moves on
Cooler weather is en route for B.C., with increasing showers or thunderstorms rolling in from Idaho and eastern Washington.
Weather
May 5, 2023